Coin Depicting the God Zeus

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Coin Depicting the God Zeus

Greek, PtolemaicLinkedCulture matchlcp-beb199ff7fc6

Date
222-204 BCE, issued by Ptolomy IV (?)
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
142661

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the Roman god Zeus with the curling ram's horns associated with the Egyptian god Ammon. On the back (reverse), an eagle is shown with a capital letter E between it's legs.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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